Who would have thought that when the 2020 fixture was released that this was how the year would have ended up?

You would have been laughed across the Murray River if you were to suggest to the fervent footballing public of Victoria that many of them would not see a single game live this season.

A straight jacket would have been tailored to your measurements should you have suggested that the Grand Final would be played under lights at the Gabba in October.

However, due to arrival of an unforeseen and, as of yet, untameable virus, the game, like the rest of the world, was forced to make compromises.

With these changes came a fresh batch of terms to enter the footy lexicon, as well as the array of previously unthought of headlines that appeared on mastheads everywhere.

So despite a season that provided challenges for everyone involved in the game, it has also supplied many moments (both good and bad) that will live long in our memories.

Here are the top 10 headlines from a season unlike any before it.

8. The departure of Rhyce Shaw

The parting of company between the North Melbourne Football Club and Rhyce Shaw proved to us all that no matter how well remunerated contemporary players and staff may be, they are still human beings.

Following the Roos' disastrous season spent almost entirely in the confines of their Queensland hub, Shaw called time on his tenure as the club's head coach after just 29 games at the helm.

Citing personal reasons as the basis of his exit, pundits and journalists alike deserve a modicum of credit in not seeking to report further on the specifics of the matter.

Although North currently remain coachless and with only half of their roster filled, they will continue the better for having had people of Shaw's calibre there in the first place.

We here at Zero Hanger wish Rhyce all the best with his recovery and cannot wait to see him back in footballing circles if he so chooses.